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Peter Soulsby | |
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Soulsby in 2011 | |
Mayor of Leicester | |
Assumed office 9 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Office created |
Member of Parliament for Leicester South | |
In office 5 May 2005 – 1 April 2011 | |
Preceded by | Parmjit Singh Gill |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Ashworth |
Leader of Leicester City Council | |
In office January 1996 – May 1999 | |
Preceded by | Stuart Foster |
Succeeded by | Ross Willmott |
In office May 1981 – May 1994 | |
Preceded by | Ken Middleton |
Succeeded by | Stuart Foster |
Personal details | |
Born | Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England | 27 December 1948
Political party | Labour |
Spouse |
Lady (Alison) Soulsby
(d. 2011) |
Domestic partner | Lesley Summerland |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Evington and Groby |
Alma mater | University of Leicester |
Profession | Teacher, politician |
Website | Leicester Mayor website |
Sir Peter Alfred Soulsby (born 27 December 1948) is a British Labour Party politician serving as Mayor of Leicester since 2011. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester South from 2005 until he resigned his seat in April 2011, in order to contest the new post of mayor.[1][2] He served as Leader of Leicester City Council from 1981 to 1994 and from 1996 to 1999.